Local servicesHospitalOak Bend Medical Center - Wharton Hospital Campus6.4 miPost officeHungerford Post Office1.4 miTown hallKendleton City Hall5.6 miPoliceKendleton Police Department5.6 miFire stationKendleton Volunteer Fire Department5.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeWharton County Junior College Main Campus6.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWilliam P. Hobby Airport HOU51 miInterstateI-6916 miUS highwayUS 59 Bus1.2 miAmtrakAmtrak Station HOS50 miCoachKatyFlixBus29 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 77448 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 2 min6:25 am – 8:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 16 min7:14 am – 5:30 pm
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People171 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 80.758 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages54% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 54% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 96°F, lows 74°FColdest month January: highs 65°F, lows 42°F50 in of rain a year, on about 54 dayswettest month SeptemberSnow is rare130 days above 90°F, 11 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, El Campo station, 19 mi away; snow from Wharton
Nearby landmarksWharton County Junior College Main Campuscollege · 6.4 miManso Lakelake · 5.8 miHalfmoon Lakelake · 8.6 miPeach Breakpeak · 7.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBates M. Allen Parkpark · 4.7 mi · 232 acresPleasure Parkpark · 5.5 miD.R. Wintermann Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.9 mi · 253 acresAttwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 19.9 mi · 10,569 acresStephen F Austin State Parkstate park · 27.5 mi · 464 acresBrazos Bend State Parkstate park · 27.5 mi · 5,298 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateWharton County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025295 of 365 days measured62 moderate, 8 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 35, worst day 143main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Brazoria County, TX, 43 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription57% have cable, fibre or DSL43% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterHungerford MUD 1serves 390 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique10 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation87 ft27 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
